Since January, the Smith County Fire Marshal's Office has received 164 calls for service. Author: Reagan Roy Updated: 7:25 PM CDT May 4, 2021 SMITH COUNTY, Texas — The Smith County Fire Marshal’s Office has been busier than usual with fires this year, but is also working hard on its emergency management duties. Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks gave a report to the Commissioners Court on Tuesday regarding his department. Brooks reports he and other county officials have been meeting in a joint Emergency Operations Center with the City of Tyler for more than a year to deal with issues regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, there has been 73 in-person EOC meetings and 327 virtual meetings.